Summer's coming soon, and with it comes the opportunities to wear Summer clothing, or perhaps the chance to make some for yourself? Sharon Madsen at WeAllSew has great tutorial for you on how to make your own Multi-tiered Maxi Skirt that'll be great for the hot days ahead.

Do a puzzle of Karla Alexander's quilt, Dave.

From the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for an urgent community discussion this week. Hear how recent federal funding cuts are affecting fiber artists and organizations, and find out how you can help. Panelists include Amy Milne of the Quilt Alliance, Elaine Y. Yau of UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Susan Hudson, a Diné Artist and 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow, and Karena Bennett of the Surface Design Association." The free community panel discussion is happening via Zoom webinar this Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4 pm EDT.

Challenge your knowledge of quilt blocks by playing Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game.

Do a puzzle of Grace Errea's quilt, Poppies on Ice.

Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join us May 14, 2025, at 2 pm EDT for the next Quilt Alliance Textile Talk. We’ll share a conversation with Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Teresa Duryea Wong about Victoria’s new book, “The Quilting Experience: a Celebration of Community and Patchwork,” and exhibition, “Option Expedition.” We’ll also see a tour of the exhibition recorded by Victoria at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, during AQS QuiltWeek. A live Q&A with Victoria and QA director Amy Milne will round out the program.​" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.

Do a puzzle of Jacquie Gering's quilt, Urban Garden.

Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, spoke with Jane Sassaman about her quilt, Johnny Jump Ups, and discussed the color, quirkiness, and vibrancy in both this and many of her other quilts in a colorific installment of Quilt Stories.

Stranger Things, the worldwide television phenomenon from Netflix, is set to conclude its five-season run this year. Set in Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s, its fashion is very representative of its time period. But did you know that there is a prequel to the show set in the 1950s? And did you know that prequel is actually a broadway play? The play in question, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, just debuted on Broadway last month after transferring over from London's West Side. Costume designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel was recently nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play for work on the show, which features over 500 costumes. Watch and see how Brigitte "reimagines a colorful and blood-soaked Hawkins, Indiana, for the Broadway stage" in this video from InStyle.

You'll love this tutorial from Laura Ann Coia at SewVeryEasy. Use up those jeans (she used 7 pairs) and old flannel sheets (or buy all new fabric, it's up to you) and create this modern jeans quilt in no time.

Do a puzzle of Karla Alexander's quilt, Focus.

Every year before the Houston International Quilts Festival, Quilts, Inc. holds the Fall Quilt Market, "the only credentialed trade show in the world dedicated to quilting and sewing exclusively." Well, now that won't be the only time you'll be able get the inside track on all things quilting, as the Spring Quilt Market will officially be returning next year from April 10-12, 2026 at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri! Click through to find out more about this exciting return.

Penny Layman at WeAllSew is drawn to the simplicity of Scandinavian designs. Inspired by their minimalist design and use of color, she designed the "Scandinavian Leaf" Quilt. It's a great opportunity to try paper piecing and use up some of those smaller scraps from earlier projects. She also offers tips on paper piecing to make your quilt a success.

Do a puzzle of Karla Alexander's quilt, Inside Out.